It makes a big difference in your life when you stay positive.
ELLEN DEGENERESWhen I decided to have my character on the show come out, I knew I was going to have to come out, too. I never wanted to be the lesbian actress. I never wanted to be the spokesperson for the gay community. Ever. I did it for my own truth.
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I think I let go of the need for approval. It certainly feels good when you get it, but I used to be more desperate for it. Once I felt better inside about myself… I could do everything based on how I want to do things.
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I hope I make people feel better. I hope I take people out of their situations a little bit and make them happier. That’s really why I do what I do.
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I’m a lesbian, an Aquarian, and a vegetarian.
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I would love for the world to be happier.
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I’m so unfamiliar with the gym, I call it James!
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I think gender plays a part in most things, but I don’t know how it would be different because I’ve never been a man. And my fame is different from Nicole Kidman’s or Sharon Stone’s. I think everybody’s fame is different.
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When I decided to have my character on the show come out, I knew I was going to have to come out, too. I never wanted to be the lesbian actress. I never wanted to be the spokesperson for the gay community. Ever. I did it for my own truth.
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Have you seen the deer heads on the walls of bars, the ones wearing party hats, sunglasses and streamers? I feel sorry for them because obviously they were at a party having a good time.
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So many people prefer to live in drama because it’s comfortable. It’s like someone staying in a bad marriage or relationship – it’s actually easier to stay because they know what to expect every day, versus leaving and not knowing what to expect.
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I love furniture. And I thought, why are we not seeing who’s making the cool new coffee table and these new designs that come out?
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It would be horrible to live with someone who didn’t like the same things you like.
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I became vegan because I saw footage of what really goes on in the slaughterhouses and on the dairy farms.
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There are people who study germs. I believe they are called Germans
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If we lose our phones, we lose our phone books. You don’t memorize numbers anymore.
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Really, he called me that? Ellen DeGenerate? I’ve been getting that since fourth grade. I guess I’m happy I could give him work.
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